Gut feeling

And their replacements - James Anderson and Stuart Broad - both impressed, particularly Anderson who took 5-73 in the first innings.

"It was a pure gut feeling. It was a hard decision but that decision proved to be the right one," added Vaughan.

"The two lads that came in did well."

Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose, playing in just his second Test, earned the man-of-the-match award for his first-innings effort of 102, the only three-figure score on either side.

Ambrose shared a crucial partnership of 164 with Paul Collingwood to allow England to muster 342 in their first innings after being asked to bat.

"It was a critical stage and we were fortunate to win that last session of the first day and put ourselves in a decent position and then the guys did fantastically with the ball, particularly in the first innings," said Ambrose.

"It's been a great feeling, winning the game as well.

"A few of the lads have mentioned this but it's been a while since we had this feeling so we are going to make sure we are going to enjoy it this afternoon."